Envelop.



J. PANPANI.

ENVELOP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1912.

1,076,966. Patented 0011.28, 1913.

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JOSEPH FANFANI, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ENVELOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 12, 1912. Serial No. 719,985.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Josnrn liANFANl, a Italy, and a resident borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of. New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Envelops, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to envelope used for circulars and other printed, stenciled or otherwise reproduced matter which may be sent through the mails in open envelope as second-class matter.

It is found that in sending second-class matter through the mails in open envelops, the contents is liable to be surreptitiously removed by unauthorized persons or accidentally lost. Also, often it is so easy to open the envelop that when the letter is received in an otiice, a subordinate is liable to inadvertently or unthinkingly throw the contents away before it is brought to the attention of the person for whom it is intended.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide an envelop to which the matter to be inclosed may be attached so to adhere thereto until it is thrown away by the proper authorized person.

Another object is to provide an attaclr ing means which will enable the matter to be removed from the envelop for inspection without tearing the envelop so as to comply with the postal regulation for second-class matter.

A further object is to provide an attach ing means which is easily separable from the rest of the envelop.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a flap which has its end portion gummed and made separable from the envelop by a series of perforations. This flap is turned over upon a portion which projects from the body of the envelop, so that the envelop pocket is entirely below the flap. The sheet may be folded and inserted in the envelop and the gummed flap moistened and pressed down so as to adhere to the sheet. In this way, the sheet or other matter placed in the envelop is firmly held in the pocket and can not accidentally fall out or be detached by an unauthorized person without tearing oil the gummed flap. However, the sheet can be readily removed without tearing the flap, inasmuch as by reason oi the flexibility of both the sheet and flap, the sheet can be readily worked out from the pocket. In one form of New York city,

of my invention, the flap is reduced in length so as to be readily inserted into the interior of the pocket if desired. 7

In the accompanying drawing, liigure II is a plan view illustrating my improved onvelop with the folded sheet inserted therein. Fig. 2 is a view illustrating the sheet as re moved from the envelop and unfolded while still attached to the flap. Fig. 3 is a plan view of my improved envelop with a modified form of flap. F at is a view similar to Fig. 3 with the flap shown as inserted in the pocket.

In the form of any invention illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, the envelop is shown as having a pocket 1, the back side or wall 2 of which is substantially of the same width as the pocket and extends above the same a sufficient distance to permit the flap 3 to be turned over and still be spaced from the pocket. A series of perforations a separate the flap 3 from the back 2 and make the flap readily detachable. The interior of the flap 3 is gummed so as to be readily attached to any matter to be inserted in the env lop as a sheet 5. The edges of the flap are slightly reduced so as to conform to the width of the folded sheet inserted within the envelop.

In preparing the matter for mailing, is inserted in the envelop. and the flap moistened and turned over and pasted to the upper end 6 of the sheet 5, which projects out from the pocket. The projecting end of the sheet is entirely protected by the projecting wall of the pocket and the overturned flap which is of substantially the same width as the folded sheet. When it is desired to remove the sheet without tearing the flap, a finger may be inserted between the end 6 and the upper extension. of the back 2 and the sheet may be bent and gradually worked out and then unfolded as indicated in Fig. 2.

In the modified form of my invention illustrated in Figs. 3 and i, the pocket 11 has its back side 12 extending to a some What greater height above the mouth of the pocket and the edges 12 of this extending end are cut away so as to be readily inserted within the pocket as shown in Fig. 4.. wise the construction is similar to the preferred form illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

I have illustrated the flap as formed upon the end of the envelop. However, it will be readily understood that it may be termed it 3 is Patented Oct. 28, 1913.

upon the side without departing from the spirit and scope of this invent-ion as defined in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. An envelop having a pocket comprising a wall extending above the mouth of the pocket, the extending port-ion of the wall being of substantially the same width as said pocket, and an overturned flap formed on said wall, said flap extending inwardly toward the pocket and provided with a gummed end portion separated from the rest of the flap by a series of perforations he mouth of the pocket being below said end portion, said gummed portion being adapted to be pasted directly to a sheet which has been inserted within the envelop, whereby the sheet inserted Within the envelop may be removed therefrom withouttearing the same from the flap.

2. An envelop having a pocket comprising a wall extending above the mouth of the pocket, the extending portion of the wall being of substantially the same width as said pocket, and an overturned flap extending from said wall, spaced from the mouth of the pocket, said flap being gummed adjacent to said edge and adapted to be pasted to a sheet inserted within the envelop, whereby the sheet inserted within the envelop may be removed therefrom without tearing the same from the flap.

3. An envelop having a pocketcomprising a wall extending above the mouth of the pocket, the extending portion of the wall being of substantilly the same width as said pocket, and an overturned flap ex- Copies 01' this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

\lateral edges of said flap tending from said wall, spaced from the t mouth of the pocket, said flap being gummed adjacent to said edge and adapted to be pasted to a sheet inserted within the envelop, the flap being substantially equal in width with the mouth of the pocket, the being slightly reduced to conform the flap substantially to the width of the folded sheet inserted within the pocket.

4. An envelop having a pocket comprising a wall extending above the mouth of the pocket, and an overturned fiap formed on said wall, said flap having a gummed end portion separated from the rest of the flap by a series of perforations, said gumnied portion being located entirely above the mouth of the pocket and adapted to be pasted directly to the projecting end of a sheetwhich has been inserted within the envelop, the flap being of slightly narrower width than the mouth of the pocket, the lateral edges of the projecting end of said wall and the lateral edges of said flap being slightly reduced to adapt the flap and said projecting end of the wall for easy insertion within the pocket, whereby the sheet inserted within the envelop may be removed therefrom without tearing the same from the flap.

Signed at New York city, of New York and State of New 11th day of September, 1912.

JOSEPH FANFANI.

in the county York, this lVitnesses by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

